I agree Glenn. My niece who used to work at the State Library told me today that all collections are housed on upper floors and as well they have a disaster plan in place. Regards, Jennifer http://colston-wenck.com -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-se-germans-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-se-germans-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of glenn.reimer@virginbroadband.com.au Sent: Wednesday, 12 January 2011 1:24 PM To: aus-qld-se-germans@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SEQ-Germans] AUS-QLD-SE-GERMANS Digest, Vol 6, Issue 4 The public attend the 3rd floor to view mircofilms etc. as that is is where the public copies are mostly kept. I wouldn't be surprised, AT MOST, if the car park basement gets flooded though. Glenn Reimer On 12/01/2011 5:20 AM, WILLIAM G and Beverly MARKHAM wrote: > It would be a loss of gargantuan proportion if the Queensland State Library and museum was destroyed. My GGGrandfather August Friedrich Trost took out his citizenship and I managed to access his information on a microfilm at the LDS library. the note accompanying the microfilm said that the record had been damaged in a flood in Brisbane and mildew had made most records unreadable - but my GGGrandfather's record was one that was still clear enough to read. > Lets hope that they do not have their valuable records in the basement like they did for his record. > Have watched the video's and cannot believe the devastation in Toowoomba. My heart and prayers go out for the folks in Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley and points east and for the folks in Brisbane. Lets hope that the Wivenhoe dam does not give way under the pressure of so much water. > Have been in contact by email and skype with family and friends and all are accounted for except a stepbrother and his family who live at Caboolture. > Beverly > still living with Icy conditions after a very heavy snowstorm December 29-31 in Prescott, Arizona, USA.

Jennifer wrote "that all collections are housed on upper floors and as well they have a disaster plan in place." One hundred odd years on from 1893 and people have more respect for the official records than they did then. We are still feeling the consequence of that flood with the loss of so many primary records of shipping and other records of genealogical importance. Kay Gassan -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-se-germans-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-se-germans-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jennifer Crockett Sent: Wednesday, 12 January 2011 2:50 PM To: aus-qld-se-germans@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SEQ-Germans] AUS-QLD-SE-GERMANS Digest, Vol 6, Issue 4 I agree Glenn. My niece who used to work at the State Library told me today Regards, Jennifer http://colston-wenck.com